How many FIFA World Cup Finals have Argentina and France played?
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France and Argentina will play each other in the final of the ongoing 2022 FIFA World Cup. A rivalry where one of the GOATs Of the game will be up against a star in making. Although both the teams have never faced each other in a final ever in their history of worlds cups it’ll be the first time out where people will see a different clash of the South American and European contests.
Lionel Messi has all of the accolades a player should have in his closet and this final crown will be one he has been waiting for so long. Kylian Mbappe on the other hand had already won the tournament when he was only 19 and prepares himself to become the first player to have two at the age of just 23.
Both teams have had their fair share of history when it comes to their participation in the football world cups before. An aging lion will be up against a young menace and the tie-up will definitely be a value-for-money outing. France has won the tournament twice as well as Argentina in their history and will be hoping to add a third crown in the upcoming days.
All you need to know about Argentina’s previous FIFA World Cup final appearances
Argentina has been one of the most successful FIFA World Cup nations across the globe. The only times they weren’t able to take part were from 1938-1954 as they withdrew for personal reasons. They didn’t qualify in the 1970 edition as well. Interestingly, they were the runners-up in the first-ever World Cup that was held in 1930.
The next time they ever reached a final was 48 years later in 1976 which they won. 8 years later they won the tournament again under the leadership of Diego Maradona but since then they have been searching for a title. In the 1990 edition, they were the runners-up as well as in the 2014 edition where they lost to Germany in the finals. As a result, Argentina has played 5 FIFA World Cup finals to date- a number that will be extended to six when they’ll step on the field this Sunday.
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A look at France’s all previous FIFA World Cup final appearances
France has been one of the strongest nations from The jampacked counting to Europe where the countries are stacked with hugely potential players. They have been a participant since 1930 and haven’t been present on only a few occasions. However, they did not qualify in the 1950, 1962, 1970, 1974, 1990, and 1994 editions.
France has played a total of 3 World Cup finals out of which they have had a winning margin of 2 and lost 1. The first ever final France played was in 1998 which they won and then in 2006 which they lost as a red card for the famous headbutt was shown to Zinedine Zidane. They won the 2018 edition after 20 years of a wait at last. As a result, this will be their fourth FIFA World Cup final appearance.
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